Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01.Other Events.

On June 21, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing updated dates of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders and corresponding record date. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01.

On June 18, 2019, the Board of Directors of Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) approved changes to its previously announced Annual Meeting of Shareholders date and corresponding record date for administrative purposes. The Board of Directors set the new date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders as Wednesday, August 28, 2019. It will be held at 9:00 a.m. at the Company’s headquarters building. The Board of Directors set the new record date for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders as July 19, 2019.

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Universal Corporation is the leading global leaf tobacco supplier and conducts business in more than 30 countries. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, were $2.2 billion. For more information on Universal Corporation, visit its website at www.universalcorp.com.